, 1887-12-15
Considerable Trouble I'm Secur.
ing a Jury.
The Lawyers StubbOraly Con-
testing Every Point.


large number Of spectators were pres
ent, who gratitied their curiosity by
staring at Alex Siegel and his wife.
who in few moments w1re to be put
on trial for their lives. The prisoners
bore the scrutiny coolly, Siegel talking
with one or two acqMintances
while the woman fixed her eyes upon
the floor and appeared in deep thought.
Seigel is u tall powerfully built man,
who looks and acts like farmer. His
face is of rather IL reflective cast with
regular features; he wears heavy
black beard. HIS wife is II little dried
up woman, not at all bad looking.
When the case was called Grifiitts and
Hyde, the attorneys for the defense,
were not present, and when they came
ia, fifteen minutes late, the judge
promptly fined them ten dollars
apiece. Before the case was opened
the defense asked for separate TRIALS
and that the case of the husband be
first taken up.
The following jurors were then cal.
led: Il a K Peterson, + V Poore, w
A Gibbons, G i Hone, T. Laughn,
Robert Cameron, B ID Brockman, w
: Walker, Henry French, John Nc
Kay, } A Baird and J ID Petlis.
The defense challenged for cause
several of the jurors, and Laughn,
Walker, French and Baird were ex-
cused, and in their place were called
VIM Brown, Cyrus Bankson, Harry
Forbes and John Mayer. All these
gentlemen were passed by both sides
except Bankson, in whose place Lutt'
man WAS called The jury rs thus con-
stituted was passed for cause. The
prosecution then premptorlly challen-
ged Brockman, and Ed. Connerly WAS
called. The defense in turn challenged
him, and Justice was called. The de-
tense discovered at this point that on
the list of the jury panel, was the name
OF John McCube, while the real name Of
the man is John Mckay, on account
of this error the defense challenged
him. The court ruled that the de-
fcnse might stand upon their rights,
and have the proceedings postponed
for twenty-four hours until correct
list OF the panel was provided for. but
if they decided to go on, the challenge
could not be allowed.
The prosecution then challenged
Justice, and w. II. Brown was called.
The defense challenged Gibbons, and
Howells was called. The prosecution
challenged Forbes and w. ii. Spence
was called but excused, and ID. c..
Farnsworth called. He thought that
he had formed an opinion so was ex.
cused, and w. ID. Belnap called and
accepted The defense challenged
Luttmun. At this point the court took
II recess till half past one.
When the prisoners were brought
into court after the recess both were
carrying babies in their arms, while
two bright faced little boys followed.
The group presented apathetic picture
Of domestic sorrow.
During the recess special venirc
had been served, as the regular jury
panel had been exhausted.
IL. a. Mu2zy was called and passed
and then the prosecution announced
that they accepted the jury rs consti.
tuted. The defense challenged Cam
eron and Roberts was called. Defense
challenged W. u. Brown and :. ID.
Waters was called. Howell was chal.
legged and w. A. Woodruff called,
and challenged by the prosecution, II
II. Greeley being called. Pettis was
excused by the defense, ID. G. Sloan
called Greeley was excused and f.
A. Oliver called. Brown was excused
and T.. ID. Sanders called. Belnap ex-
cused and G. b. Dunning called. Pc
terson was excused and Henry Tonnet
called. Mckay was excused and j.
w. Turner called. The court then
announced that the defense had ex-
hausted the twelve pre-emtory chal
lenges allowed thom, and therefore tn,
| Jury as constituted was sworn. Jones
! then made brief statement of what
the prosecution would attempt tI
prove.
DIR. Pentield was the first witness
called.
At this point the defense Offered
two objections to carrying the pro-
ceeding further. The first was thai
until the murder by the principal wa
| proved the accessories could not b,
tried. The second was that the in
dictment did not describe the Grim,
alleged with sufficient distinctncss
Judge Hagan opened the argumen
in favor Of these points to the court
and pres, ntGd several authorities or
the subject. Hyde followed, claiming
that AS the Indictment failed to set ou
the time and place of the alleged
crime ii was fatally defective and, il
answer to the suggestion of the judge
that according to the statute of ihi'
territory the accessories are held a'
principals read authorities declarinl
that though an accessory is to be in
dictcd and tried as n principal yet il
the indictment the facts making hin
accessory must be stated.
Jones then stated that the defend
ants would be prosecuted as principals
and added that he considered it inn
possible in Washington territory to